Patrol

Following closely on the news of the arrest of alleged Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo based on the use of a genetic genealogy database, police in Pennsylvania have made an arrest in the 1992 rape and murder of Christy Mirack, an elementary school teacher in Lancaster.

The Washington Post reports that the arrest of Raymond Rowe — a “49-year-old, a popular wedding and event DJ in central Pennsylvania who goes by DJ Freez” — was determined to have a genealogical connection to the unidentified suspect.

Upon learning of Rowe’s potential connection to the scene, investigators surreptitiously collected samples of his DNA, which was quickly matched to DNA (semen) left at the crime scene.

According to the district attorney’s office, there is a 1 in 200 octillion chance the match is to another member of the Caucasian population who is not Rowe.

Scanner audio captured an officer’s account of what happened at the scene, CWBChicago reports: “Ten people surrounded me, indicating that they had firearms. And one person pulled him away from me, holding his waist, indicating that he would use a firearm against me.”

There were so many police officers, sheriff’s deputies and Highway Patrol troopers that the court appearance had to be moved out of Justice Court to Judge John Larson’s Courtroom Number Three on the third floor of the Missoula County Courthouse.

The vehicle pursuit ended in the town of Kittitas where Deputy Thompson was backed up by Officer Benito Chavez. The suspect exited the vehicle and exchanged shots with the two law enforcement officers.

Sarah Wilson and her boyfriend were arrested during a stop in Chesapeake after officers allegedly found drugs in the 1996 Lexus the couple were driving. Police said they handcuffed Wilson and, while attempting to apprehend her boyfriend, 27-year-old Holden Medlin, he became combative and ran away from the scene.